Before sailing for home, Eleanor got the terrible news that Raymond, with whom she had the winning battle plan for the Crusade, had been beheaded by the overpowering forces of the Muslim armies from Edessa.

Before Lanier took over, fans were accustomed to Houston's occasional slow starts, but with Lanier leading the way, Houston got off to a hot start, winning 13 of their first 19 contests.

Before winning the presidency in 2002, Lula had been a strident union organizer known for his bushy beard and Che Guevara t-shirts.

Before that point, the Red Sox had been one of the most successful professional baseball franchises, winning the first World Series and amassing five World Series titles.

Before the year's end, he was undefeated in eleven bouts ( winning all by way of early round knockouts ) and fighting for the world title for the first time.

Before 1892, the winning club in each county championship contested the All-Ireland championship representing their county.

Before the 1909 season started, Montreal defended its Cup in a challenge by the Edmonton Eskimos, winning 13 – 10 in two games.

Before becoming an MP he was a local councillor in Romford on Havering Council, winning the Chase Cross and Havering-atte-Bower ward from the Liberal Democrats in 1990.

I didn't make another movie for seven years after winning the Oscar .... Before West Side Story I was always offered the stereotypical Latina roles.

Before winning North Wiltshire constituency in 1997, he was a special advisor to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Michael Howard, and to his successor John Gummer.

Before the merger, the Steelers had long been one of the NFL's worst teams, only posting eight winning seasons, and just one playoff appearance, since their first year of existence in 1933.

Before the departure of Green, Blackpool enjoyed a successful venture into Europe, winning the Anglo-Italian Cup in June 1971.

Before Brown, football was seen as a chaotic affair where winning was a product mostly of physical prowess.

Before coming here, the conference I spoke to my team-mates and hopefully I will go out with a winning knock.

Before the match, Fischer had played five games against Spassky, with two draws and Spassky winning the other three.

When Formula One raced at IMS, midget, sprint, and stock car races were held at ORP in the " Night Before F1 " meets, including the 2002 and 2003 USGP races that featured a twin 25-lap midget format, with a full inversion, and the winner winning $ 50, 000 if he could win both features.

Before the banning of rugby league in 1940, a Basque club was the last to celebrate winning the cup.

Before her involvement in wrestling she competed in beauty pageants, winning Miss Illinois.

Before Auriemma, the Huskies had posted just one winning season in their entire history.

Before the GoldenPalace. com turkey eating contest in New York City Thanksgiving Eve, Thomas had gone three months without winning a non-qualifying contest, although she did have two impressive victories in qualifiers during that span.

Before starting her acting career, she gained fame after winning the Miss India and Miss World titles in 2000.

Before the match: Hajduk played Zrinjski Mostar on 13 August 1939, winning 3-2.

Before America ’ s entry in World War II, young Bill was a prominent war correspondent, winning the Overseas Press Club Award.

Before World War II there were several instances of komusubi immediately advancing to ōzeki after nearly winning a tournament, but there have been no instances of this since then.

Before her chore was finished she was rescuing wind-blown sheets of music, trundling microphones about the stage, helping to move the piano and otherwise joining in the informal atmosphere.

Before anything else, she would go to Doaty's grave with flowers from Doaty's forgotten garden.

Before a bodhisattva arrives at the first ground, he or she first must travel the first two of the five paths:

Before she died, Sophie Germain was recommended by Gauss to receive her honorary degree.

Before she leaves she sternly notes that her daughter will not disclose any information whatsoever about her family, past, or herself and that Carmilla is of sound mind.

Before she was executed, Mather tried to convert the Catholic Goodwife Glover, accused of practicing witchcraft on the Goodwin children.

Before that she was married to Jon Birmingham.

Before leaving, Lee learns from his teacher that Han's bodyguard O ' Hara ( Robert Wall ) had been involved in the death of his sister, Su Lin ( Angela Mao ), years ago, when she committed suicide to save herself from dishonour after being cornered by O ' Hara and a collection of Han's thugs.

Before she started running, she played football.

Before Clarisse goes inside, she asks Montag if he's happy.

Before she can strike it, the firemen flee, save for Montag, who watches as the woman lights the match, drops it in the kerosene, and is engulfed in flames.

" Before she can cry any further, Rhett asks Scarlett to marry him saying, " I always intended having you, one way or another.

Before going to Germany, Evans continued her interest in theological work with a translation of Feuerbach's Essence of Christianity, and while abroad she wrote essays and worked on her translation of Baruch Spinoza's Ethics, which she completed in 1856, but which was not published in her lifetime.

Before the wedding, Mildred confessed that she had had an affair while he was away in the Army.

Before she became associated with Greek mythology, she had many similarities with Artemis ( wilderness, and watching over wedding ceremonies )

Before age 13 she had broken into the top 100 players in the world and the British Chess Magazine declared, " Judit Polgár's recent results make the performances of Fischer and Kasparov at a similar age pale by comparison.

Before she sent Jacob to his father, she dressed him in Esau's garments and laid goatskins on his arms and neck to simulate hairy skin.

Before being awarded the title of Nur Jahan (' Light of the World '), she was called Nur Mahal (' Light of the Palace ').

Before she died, my mother told me to be happy that I was the son of this other man.